Improvement in arbok or fence-post



PETERS, PH HER. WASHINGTON. D, C.

'ilnitrd moet ...I fr. DoRMAN, or-GALESBURG, intriso-1s.

I' Lette/rs vPatent No. 97 ,367, dated Abce'mber 30, 1869; AcmtedatcdNovember 25, '1869,

I IMPROVEMENT IN .ARBOR OR. vFIEINGE-IPOST.

vThe ySchedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of`the same.-

'To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I,. l. Dorman, of thecity of Galesburg, county oi'Knox, and State of Illinois, have construction and operation of thesame, reference' belng had to the accompanying drawings, making a por-4tion-of this Specification, in which-l ',.Figure 1 is a verticalcentral sectional view.

, Figure 2 is atop plan or view, from the planeof the liiie 1: x, iig.1, downward. I

Figure 3 is a top plan or view from the vline y y,

downward. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall of the figures. 'lhe nature of this linvention relates toimprovements in arbor or fence-posts; and

, The` invention consists in-a cast-iron base, to which any ordinarypost may be securely attached, and the base driven easily into thehardest ground, metal stays or braces being combined therewith, in a wayto make the post, when set, both steady and firm;

To enable others to understand the construction and operation of myinvention, I will proceed to describe it, with reference to thedrawings.

Fig. 1, letter A, is a vertical sectional view of the cast-iron base,ot' which A is the point, extending down into the ground, when the postis set, and B B' are arms, extending upward.

E represents the post, placed with its lower end between the arms B B',and held securelyby the bolts C O and band D, or their equivalents.

A1, gs. 1 and 2, is al cross-section of the point A,

J is a metal plate, with holes K K through it, and

the square hole a through its centre, fitting closelyl to the point A.

F isa metallic or wooden ring, and supports the small ring z on the topof the arms or braces H H, the small ring z tting neatly around thepoint A, just below the lower end ofthe post E.

The manner of using my invention is as follows:

The disk or plate J is first seated in the ground, a little distancebelow the surface. The ring F is next placed in position a little aboveit, and about two inches below the surface, also. The .point A is nowinserted through the ring Z, and driven through the hole a, in plat-e J,into the ground.

Dirt is now thrown in, to till above the plate J and ring F, and thepost is ready for us'e, either as a fencepost, arbor-post, hitchingpost,or any similar purpose. It being driven tightly into the plate J, willprevent it being easily withdrawn from the ground, and both the plate J4and arms H will serve to hold t-he post lirmly from oscillating.

rlhe wooden post E may be attached to the base, as described, eitherbefore or after the point is driven into the ground.

This invention saves the digging necessary in setting ordinary posts, asthe shallow holes required for the4 vplate J 'and ring E may be easilymade with a spade. Theposts, too,'\vi1l last a` great deal longer, as'no partof the wood is below the ground, and they admit ofbeng set upvery rapidly, and can be made ata small advance on the price of anordinary post. f

- Having thus described .my invention,

What I claim'as new,.and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i 1. Thebase or point A, with arms B B', to -which the post E is secured, bybolts C C and band 1), substantially as described, and for the purposeset forth. 2. The plate J, rings F, with arms H and ring Z,

ycombined and operating with the poinirA, with its armsB B', bolts C G,and band D, for Vthe purpose of securing the post E against withdrawalor oscillation,

substantiallyas described, and for the purpose set forth. v

Signed at Galesburg, Illinois, this 13th day of April, 1869.

J. P. DORMAN. Witnesses:

PQR. RICHARDS, .1.13. Hasse.

